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The only eth nft i have. It is ~minrun-ticdev and I love it from #urbit and criptkitties. It is one helluva utility token, identity token, network token https://t.co/EwaT4mvc7d You should get one 2
Cardano is an $8.67 billion blockchain that lets you take direct control of your own financial life.
When you hold assets on Cardano, they are yours. They are not sat on a bank balance sheet being lent out, reused, or turned into profit without you having any say in it, or seeing any benefit from.
You control the keys.
You control the assets.
You control the decisions.
That means access to financial opportunity is no longer based on whether a bank approves you, what your credit history looks like, or whether an intermediary decides you are worth serving because they see a profit opportunity in you.
The Cardano ledger does not care who you are.
It cares what you own, what you sign, and whether the transaction follows the rules.
That is a very different financial model.
Of course, this comes with responsibility. Self custody means you have to understand what you are doing. There is still risk.
But the principle is powerful and personally, I consider the reward greater than the risk.
Cardano gives people access to finance without needing permission from the same institutions that have always controlled access.
You cannot be blocked from holding your own assets. You cannot be debanked, or exploited.
You cannot be censored from using an open ledger.
Your past does not need to define the financial opportunity in your future.
To me, that is why Cardano matters. It did not replace the bank. It gave people the balance sheet, the keys, and the decision making power to control what is rightfully theirs.
🚨JUST IN:
CNBC REPORTS WALMART WILL NOW ACCEPT BITCOIN, ETHERUM AND CRYPTO PAYMENTS
REMINDER THAT WALMART HAS OVER 1 BILLION MONTHLY CUSTOMERS
BULLISH FOR CRYPTO
I have to say, the Catalyst Fund 14 requirements feel much more beneficial to the ecosystem. I especially appreciate that the developer category now requires projects to be open-sourced from the start, something that, in my view, should be the norm. Historically, this hasn’t always been the case, but I believe these requirements will help the ecosystem grow by expanding tooling, encouraging reusability, and pushing further innovation.
It’s also great to see this paired with the new website experience, which feels far more professional so far. The current reduction in proposal submissions may be a result of stronger safeguards for funds with higher expectations, a positive sign for the start of Fund 14, in my opinion, especially in an era of governance.
Nice work @Catalyst_onX
The current state of Cardano's governance truly has me feeling bullish. The quality of the governance actions coming through, and how Intersect is really listening to what the community has to say and helping to make it happen, is genuinely impressive and likely a result of leadership improvements.
And then there's the DRep voting underway, people are really taking their time to vote carefully. It's clear that Cardano is becoming a direct reflection of all that effort and care, and honestly, that's incredibly positive.
Yeah, governance has had its bumpy moments, for sure, but it's working. And that's all thanks to the people who genuinely care.
Our beta aggregator v2 is already making waves and it seems like the competition is getting nervous 👀🔥
We have seen some wrong facts about the MuesliSwap DEX protocol so let’s set the record straight:
✅ Nearly all of the trades routed through MuesliSwap are executed with our liquidity pools, which always return the actual market amount, not just the slippage minimum.
✅ This is fully verifiable on-chain. Here are 3 recent random MuesliSwap trades that prove this:
[TX1] 8e7069f937678b28ca90b11456cf9d858c59c712cdf51463b030d53b6d0b95d3
Minimum Amount: 1,015 ADA
Received Amount: 1,128 ADA
Difference for User: +113.6 ADA
[TX2] b0fcd6ee8fd3174246568fd1e3eb2a6021a2b5c0b3fe3ef97d88a00dae63c7ac
Minimum Amount: 1,278.6 ADA
Received Amount: 1,294.45 ADA
Difference for User: +13.85 ADA
[TX3] 4a7490f61de416ef318a061bc734af1f7393fbd656f060935a36ef8ca0f263e9
Minimum Amount: 10,172 MILK
Received Amount: 10,278 MILK
Difference for User: +105.79 MILK
Also we’re currently working on a transparency tool — giving everyone live insight into how our batchers operate.
The Snek core team has never been this hands-on with so many opportunities. We're literally spending our days in meetings, building, and collaborating with countless people in parallel. Extremely bullish on the future.
We've turned @snek into a monster. 🐍
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🎉 DAVE Stake Pool is officially 1 year old! 🎉
What started from a deep curiosity about how things work behind the scenes, and a desire to contribute meaningfully to the Cardano blockchain and decentralization, has grown into something I didn’t think was possible in the early days. I still remember those tough epochs when no blocks were minted, and I questioned whether this dream could become reality with an investment that would only last a few months.
The goal was always clear, build from minimal investment, stay true to decentralization, and prove that a small, community-driven stake pool could not only survive but thrive. Despite constant noise from other communities claiming it couldn’t be done on Cardano, we've proven it absolutely can be.
Here’s what DAVE stake pool has achieved in just one year:
🧱 1065 blocks minted
🎁 367.2k ADA in rewards distributed
🌎 1.1 billion ADA total stake
🔁 25 million ADA active stake
🔐 Proud Mithril signer
📊 2.53% Lifetime ROS
🚀 Ranked among the Top 125 stake pools on Cardano
🌴 Proud PALM ISPO 2.0 community pool
💧 Active DripDropz Droperatorz member
🗳️ Engaged in governance and pool voting
And through it all, the attempted attacks which failed to succeed (The more public this pool got the more I received at the start).
This milestone would never have been possible without the amazing Cardano community that helped guide, teach, and inspire me. Huge thanks to @CardanoKoios, @ADAFrog_Pool, @StakeWithPride, @intertreeJK, and many others.
But most importantly, to my loyal delegators, your support and belief in this mission keeps me motivated every single day. You made this journey real. You made it sustainable and most importantly you provided on-chain proof to the people that doubted this as a possibility.